Image Alteration Effects via Event Detection and Resource Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional graphics editing environments limit the creativity of altered images by requiring manual selection of effects, and varying device processing capabilities restrict the range of image alteration effects available on electronic devices.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with data processing circuitry that detects device operation events to automatically apply image alteration effects, switching between full-quality and reduced-quality versions based on available resources, and records these events as metadata for later application.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual selection of image alteration effects is required, then user control over image editing is improved, but the creativity and variety of altered images are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser controlVSAvoidcreativity gamut
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically applies image alteration effects by detecting device operation events without requiring manual user selection. The processor autonomously determines which effects to apply based on detected events such as device orientation changes, motion events, or audio events, thereby expanding creative possibilities while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple image alteration effects are pre-configured and associated with different device operation events. When a specific event is detected, the corresponding pre-prepared effect is automatically applied, enabling rapid creative exploration without manual intervention for each effect selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If full-quality image alteration effects are applied, then image quality is improved, but processing bandwidth and device resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidprocessing bandwidth
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the quality level of applied image alteration effects based on currently available device resources. When processing bandwidth is sufficient, full-quality effects are applied; when resources are constrained, reduced-quality versions are used instead. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain acceptable image quality while respecting device resource limitations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The quality parameter of image alteration effects is changed based on device resource availability. The system monitors processing bandwidth and adjusts the effect quality from full-quality to reduced-quality versions, thereby optimizing the balance between image quality output and computational resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If different devices have varying processing capabilities, then device adaptability is improved, but consistency of image alteration effects across devices is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compatibilityVSAvoideffect consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs multiple versions of each image alteration effect (full-quality and reduced-quality) that can universally run across different device types. By providing alternative implementations of the same effect at different quality levels, the system ensures consistent creative outcomes across devices with varying processing capabilities, whether high-end smartphones, tablets, or computers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9466127B2Image alteration techniques
Publication Date: 2016.10.11 APPLE INC
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AI summary

Various techniques relating to the alteration of image data are provided herein. An electronic device capable of carrying out such techniques may include data processing circuitry configured to receive image data and detect the occurrence of a device operation event (e.g., an audio event, a motion event, a location event, or an image event, and so forth). The data processing circuitry may alter the image data using a full-quality version or a reduced-quality version of an image alteration effect associated with the device operation event, depending on currently available resources.